The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-13 00:00:00

7114 0 Y MARKET AND CO MMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Th e CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK. pt Position of the Money Market continues to tg o eat a more favourable appearance than it did kin .°r three days ago. So alteration in the official t it 1111411 1 has been announced this morning by the the ill of England directors, and the inference is e st re l f "o drawn that the weekly return of that ll ti a d bds4 ment Will be of a satisfactory character. p oi de r these circumstances the tendency of affairs t r ii 4 e l4 fl ts to a favourable direction. At the same time In ie : °4 ting balances of discounters show a slight sti i ii, ; lti ttion, while the inquiry for accommodation e "" 8 a diminution. Brokers are therefore not evi -xlic ting in their terms, and in a few instances greate r a desire to grant their regular customers liter facilities. Thus first-class bills have been negotiable this morning at 9 per cent. lith r°l3 "ale have been made by the directors of the f or Il tic and G reat W estern R a il way C om p an y secothe emission of 4,000,000 dole., representing a b iflg 66 ielni a of mortgage bonds. The price of issue o ti ., the c ou p ons re p resen t £l4 per annum 442 °1 security of 1,000 dole., or 9i per cent. / o ; i eB t, whi c h i s paya bl e h a lf- year l y i n N ew par k London. The bonds are redeemable at Itith n at 43 . 6d. per dollar, and are transferable for at stamp or endorsement. The object ply which the capital is required is to sup -10266 Miles of the main line with roll of"A"-°eIL The d e v e lopment of the Western States tr4-40erica without any increase in the means of am tl eit to th e E astern Ports has given the Atlantic I li a Great Western Railway, as rapidly as the k eren t sections have been opened, an unexampled wi l e l e , B . B * The resources o f th e roa d, it is stated, 4 11 ue far m ore tha n equa l to meet t h e c h agne f or ta D erest ) even should the rate of exchange rule 1,41 hi gher than at present. tz Ett i he fs ilure of Mr Edward Coombe, in the Spanish e) has transpired to-day. Two o'CLocx. Dat e r h e Paris B o urse this day, according to 900 telegram, telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were co u l d 651 % 10e. An advance in the rate of die t W as expected. 414 e ,Nlish Stock Market has been very favour ol.e"Quenced today, and a rise of per cent. tee: the improved quotations of last evening has bet a `lO3 result of the business transacted . The cit ern er c ondition of monetary affairs, and less ex. th e '" e at shown by the public generally respecting lativ. ll3er nantile failures that have lately occurred , ti O C aa nduced to impart a firmer tone to quota , Consols for money are 88k 4 0 and for the 4 8 °1:1 1 , ti h t , 88 1 '• The New Threes and Reduced to • I ''Llea are 86k ; March Exchequer Bills, lle. beb el e ; i diB .; June ditto 248. to 18s. die.; Indian lod; - ", tur eg, 97 ; Bank Stock is 235 237 ; and ditto, 212. h e t ees a Foreign M ar k e t there has been less busi. e pe , bl lt a firm er t one h as b een a pparent. Turkish 49. , C ents., 1862, are 69 70; do. Consolides, 48k A; do. New, 241 I; Greek, 22 ; o:1 1 1 P assive, 301 Is; do. Certificates, 13k ; 4 48 6 411e ant 469 4 1; and the Confederate Loan, N e i tle sa koderin the Rahway Market has continued h op , ate=Y active; the adjustment of the account, dem e a : er o has occupied the principal attention of the kli iti ; s u a ,nd Speculators, Lancashire and Yorkshire , 140oe astern, and South Eastern have each im. 15 8. ; Great Northern A Stock, North tpa - ,.` er4 and North Eastern (Berwick), each Al ; The uilkirreat Northern, £1 108. Itith o e u , P nreign and Colonial lines continue dull, any material change in prices.. tat e mg and Miscellaneous shares remain at steady to 6 8 ' 1 London and South African have dec li ne d to 2 1 - ‘' and Hudson Bay Company have improved 8 ING s—cLOS PRICES. 111I.ITISH FUND , 40...,„ ggh 8 i 1 u Pe r r,,,OINMENT FUNDS. Do , ellt C 018 . onF4 88/ a (2 Aeeount, Nov 12 86t ti;,' ~ent. Reduced 86A± 6 tie:l Per Cent . 6 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 fan° u Per Cent. J n 1873 04itoirl,030yrs, ex p ir e a sth Jan., 1880. • D 01885...4: (Red...._e piresth April, tx 41equer Bills £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per D o Bills, . * Cent. March. 18 24 18 24 t t 1 , 1) ,,c' £lOO and £2OO 235 7 t., Aligl&nd Stk, 6t per et ' 10 Accotuit 212 1/.411:11)16'11 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. V': toelc, 0i per Cent., April 1874.. • • Do :keeeurit b,, ? per Cent. July, 1870 ..... "1,13er Cent., Oct. 1888 _ )1, Auo Certificates Do punt A b, 1, Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ..... b r ; bli Pel Cent _,... DaPaper, 4 per Cent _ 1 1 , v t per Cent., Jan. 1872 _ b', ? p er t Cent., May, 1879 97 b"l,, ent., Aug. 1860 12 8 Do zelidelil,ooo _ 4'o littder 41,000...... 4.n.. POREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 131 ° ‘!i, an Bonds, 6 per Cent 81} tze1,'!4,46 per Cent _ 1,1 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 11n e 1 -'0 1863 .. . 1)01'1°8 Ayres 6 per, Cent Ac Chihli count... .,. -- Colooo i 1 ,6 Per Cent, _ ,4. Per Cent t4b-.4.40, _ 4, g ". ‘.l per Cent ,1) 0 -,- Per Cent u ttki,, l ," 13 ,er Cent 1864 „ 1 3 -- L u Per Cent , 1825 .qt lat ,' Per Cent,. 1864 Cent -- 15 -1 ' New Consolidated, 1 per ..... )tb„.Provisonal Land Warrant 96 I ijcrip 7 per Cent _ b o ' .6eond Issue .... _ 11,, 4 too . 13 k 011 beo Per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons .....- 00 r,`'e•onnt 22a Ds ',°llPone 44,1te‘letount ........ t , D o P,,, 4 , 1 a 6 per Cent. gal',r,u,,eu and 1859 Railway) Kekife,, Per Cent. (M aremmane .I/ 44 3 er 00 A c c o Cent 2CI # h'ecutat ...... 24t i 1) '' - ' 0 1864 _ die o 6 ~ itto'R er Cent- Anglo-French die x d ~ t o -Sr £33 paid.... dis x d Leoori.Jench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c ev, '''' troperial 5 per Cent 4r D ° anada D o Per Cent. I)"'"eferred b° Land Warrants (Hectares) et Ap ril 1864 — ° bebentures, 4 per -'' . 1866 — Pe tkvi bo do Aug ' _ 0 PI 41 per Cent . ° " Per Cent. (Uribarren).. Do 4 # Per Cent., 1862 .. I' ° Aeco + °ttag 1111 ' 1853 .. 1) 0 4 4 ese 3 per Cent., • • 1)03 cr-elint ,,9 '6O, 62, ,3 .' 46 ,s 1) ,er Cent., 1856, 7. ; - qll4.;:"ceeunt 88 Do tk 6 Per Cent., 1822, £ St 83 41 1), 4 i Per Cent., 150 .. 84i 1) 0 ~ 1860 53! D o si Per Cent 1859 87 61 I D o .Per Cent, 1862 Said'l)o ''R 'lgle-Dntch Pm 4".eriP, £55 paid b 1411 6 Per Cent Pat) Aeceatit .............. _ tri a h .4 ...... Do A . Per Cent -...- bo l\l CC°ll4 t .. ... ................ 43 La A ew befe;r7ea , bOO n`xecount 30 1 I 'l4O ' 4eeive 301 %111,,,ec°11nt ............................ ...... S 0 0 4 Cert. of Coup not funded ~..., "Iveclip,b°,oatit ..................... I , 11 0 ... '. 4 Per Cent. .. Pm •ttriti herrly, 460 aid .. 871 8 i D o 8 ; u Per C(7l.' 1854 1) 'kceeunt c ent . BSI 0 _. .............. 68 i Do/ el ' Cellt. 1858 .Igie°4nt ~ ,° tonds ............... 4 )o l e r eelat. 1862 . • Do -'ecoutit IQ° Bonds 691 9 43 0 11 ` ) 1863 .. 0 Ilaranto d 4 v o 11363 serif, , per Cent ° , 4 eztl e i„ rt £lO paid 4-)o A - u Per Cco.t. NIA I , er eelat. .......... _ 1) 6 eecitallt .. • , .b 0 rcount ~ . .... .. 43} i 4 Per Cent . . .. . 1 . 84 4 14 r . t ividends on the above payable in London li hNis i a 4ll l. 6 Per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -.flitch 0i,2 per Cent., E x 26f — 1 )c, `1 Per Cent. Ex. 12 Gull — „., ret4 Per Cent. Certificates Aitilict i-I,entes, 2 per Cent 0 0 1 5 Per Cent , 1 861, Ex. 25 francs 6si b er tl 1 eollEt •." , .'-'e(lha‘..o4-44,11/011a. .. . 13.0.n.d., 4.. ..... dEx. 4s. "'se, 5 per Cent., Ex 25f — O'CLOCK. t o „ THREE me o l e bo .ko,„ °l 'eY . e ........ 0 .. -vtillt .......................... MO ..g SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY 811 ARES AND STOOh.S. Share Railways. 13.14 et st st 50 20 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no di, till Cpc.p an.has Do. B ttt been paid 10 B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Westerr, Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian si GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stook Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Trel and Great Western,Original Do Str Val 2 : ua. toe Do. South Wales .... 'Do. West Mid. -Oxiord Do Newport Do Hereford, Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blaokwal) Lon., liright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dove! Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sce,th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. ; Dot shares... Metropolitan Midland Do Birmlng. St Derby Ind. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares 511 d Kart North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwieb Do, G.N.E. purohas, Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle Do. Stook. & Darling Do do 1855-58 Do do 1986-61 North London Do New Do New, 1864. North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Soot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welohpoo) Shropshire Union South DeT0n.....« South Eastern Staines,Wok.,andWok Taff Vale .......« Do C ... Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool liar.&R BRITISH P Railways itlantio & St Lawreno, iorn.,Baroda&.Cent In. Gu. 5 per Dent Do. E. Shares... dulialo and LktKe Harm. Do. Preference • duffalo,Brant,&Godrici 5 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187 Do. do. July 1, 187 to. do. June 1, ISt 'apeTowu 4: Dock tiara Demerara 7 p.o. per. pi tilaatu. Bengal gu. o k,:ast Indian. pm. 5 p. c Do. do. J Ext ,rand Trunk 01 Cana.l , Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th I'ref. stook Do. do. deferred GLlncllaPerdn.gua.sp.c Do. Gut. 5 per cen' Do. New gua. 5 p. c It. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent Do. 91 per cent Do.. It. W. of Canada Share, Do. New 1)o. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. ..1 Indian Branch Limited 31acLras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. q p. o. Extensim Dc. 4* Do. Fifth Extension. gelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnch & liobson's Bay. Newßruuswiok Quad, Class A and 8.. ..... . N.lll.C'daB po Ist pt bd , Soinde Do. Delhi... g Do. do Do. Punjaub p e Do. In dus. St. Flog) 'LONIAL GOVERN British Columbia, 6 per t cent., Dec. 31, 1,872....1 Do. do. 1883.... ;.th.Gov.6p.c.Ja. &J 1877-84 vo• A p c Aug.' • Feb.• Do. 6 0. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 6 Inscribed etoci ;ape G.llope, 6 p Do.Ap & Oct MC Do. 189( )o. Jan. & July. 1891..1 2eylon, N0y.1883, 6 p Do. 1878, do. Ilauritlus 6 p.0ent.1873 Do. lB7B Do. 1882 fatal Gov. 6 per cent 4.8.G0v. 6 p.a. J a.&Jul) 4. S.W. Gov. 5 p Du. 5 p. to It7t Do. d0.,1888 .tupwdr gew Zealand 6 p cent Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. a sterling, 1875 Neensland Gcv. 6 p. Aus Gov. 6 p.0.1£68- Da. 178 ul.ward 4 710.G0v. 6 pa Ja.dr...Jul) Do. to 6 p.c. Ail&Oot.. BRITIS , ;ambrian Consol. Gold Chiverton ;ilnord Amalgamated )evon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewal 1 Last Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... .Fast Cam Brea... East Grenville East Lovell E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. ilam.&St.Aubyri(Gwen Great Lasey, Great South Toigus... 1. Wheal Vor (Ilelston llerod's-F00t.......... ...... tlingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant 11arke Valley.. dyndv Iron Ore (Lim. Nangiles....... .... iew Setun corn Downs North Roskear.• . N.‘S. basset (111044 D worth Wheal Crotty .. Prosper United.... ... .'rovidenee ( Cny Leine. iouth Caradon(St.Cleer Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Pin Croft West Basset (Illogan).. WCr radon (Liskeard West Chivert on West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan tWheal Buller (Itedruth, Wheal Ludcott W heal Mary Ann (Men Deton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. Wheal Union OE SHARES. lock, 74 per cent..l—! FEEFEREN Great Western, Chester gua. S North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 I Ditto, 41 per cent. red., 99 North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, A 5 per Cent., Ditto, B and C 6 per cent., 3 South Eastern (Reading Anns., £1.0,6), 21 PREFEKENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian LlO gua. stock, 993 9 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent.. 1111 Nottngham and Grantham R. & Q, 91 Wilts and Somerset, 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Imperial Mexican, 3i BANKS. Alliance (11m.). 36i 5 Ditto, new, 34 2 A ustralasia, 69 Bank of Queensland (lira), 15} Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 331 231 Ditto, new, 33 East London, lira., European Bank, lira., 9} Imperial Ottoman, 15f Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., London and Brazilian (Rm.), 40 London and County, 92} London Joint Stock, 454 5 London and South African, 19k Mercantile and Exchange, lira., 10,1 Oriental Bank Corporation, 58 Ot Provincial of Ireland, 90} Union of London 50 -- DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 67 MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, Bra., 21 Commercial Union, Insuran3e, 7i Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 61 6 Hudson's Bay, 151 International Financial Society, lira., 61 Joint Stock Discount, lira.. 41 5 London Financial Association. lira.. 201 National Discount Company, lira., 121 13 National Financial, lira., 51 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lira., Ditto (.£l , , I • Telegravii Construe. and Maintenance, lira., 3i f Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., The failure Las taken place of Mr Louis Spelt; commission merchant, of Liverpool. The liabilities are stated at £250,000 upon his own acceptances, and £70,000 on endorsements and engagements on other bills, of which £50,000 is expected to rank on the estate. The assets are described as of an nncer• tain character, and the books have been placed in the hands of Messrs C. F. Kemp, Ford, and Co. Paid) Closing 1 Business "" Prioe done. 82 E 4 123 121 51 6i 31 33 16 17 85 87 105 107 43} 44i 6 7 178 129 188 140 127 130 I) 01 On 7, 47 49 35 10 94 101 1119 1131 66 67 102 W 3 33 40 1101 111 94 96 64i 65i 1081 1001 130} int 100 102 62 63 24 t 6 1064 1071 614 664 94i 054 125 130 85 36 0 10 7 8 e, 118 123 1 1i p 75 77 101 Ili 13! 138 64 65 34 t 6 81i 82 8 9 160 165 3} 4i p 0 sJ 33 35 ISSESSIONS. Closing rrioe. 65 67 00 161 dis pr 4i 6 7 8 100 101 100 JOl 19 20 93 93 71 73 CO 62 66 68 56 t 8 63 56 96 (8 28 30 26 c 8 110 101 id pr id 1r 99 ;00 9 gi 11 )0i 89 01 77 81 4 d ) r 991 1000 92 04 88 0) 8 CO E f? 80 83 99 ICO 98 ICO id par 98 100 V 5 97 ICO 992 R3l 4oi 81 100 113} 103 k 21 1111 951 65 Business don. 1001 99j 1001 1001 100 A 991 274 1034 } 11/ MEN 'l' SEC URITIES. 89 92 88 90 88 90 75 80 75 80 104 106 107 109 108 110 107 103 102 105 1( 9 112 101 104 103 106 03 105 1(.0 105 03 96 97 99 95 97 94 96 93 102 95 93 tO3 102 105 107 101 105 P OLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This day. -----0-- MARLBOROUGII-STREET. Forecasts of Weather. The following memorandum, published for gene ral information by Vice-Admiral R. Fitz-Roy, ap Fears in the Lifeboat, the journal of the Nations Lifeboat Ins4.itution A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING TAE POLICE.—Mr Thomas Sheffield Robinson, of 94, Wimpole street, Cavendish-square, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Police constables Alfred Austin, 188 C, and Samuel Yeo, 316 A. The defendant was in Piccadilly this morning about 2 o'clock, having a dispute with a prostitute and surrounded by a number of others, and refused to go away when requested by the constables, he being very drunk at the time. Finding expostulation useless, the constables were about to take him into custody when he struck both with a cane which he bad in his hand, and became so obstreperous that it required foul constables to get him to the station. In answer to Mr Tyrwhitt, ene of the constables said he had seen the defendant about the neighbourhood of the Haymarket all the evening, and had several times advised him to go away, as he was causing a disturbance with the females, with whom he seemed to be well acquainted. THIS DAY. The defendant said it was the females who caused the distuibance. They accused him of something which was not true. If he struck the police it was not intentional. Mr Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 10s or 14 days, The fine was paid. THE SIJN, _LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1.864. Reported Death of Lord Palmerston, A rumour was generally prevalent this morning ; to the effect that Llrd Palmerston had died during the night. We have groat pleasure in announcing the rumour to be without foundation. The Leeds Banking Company. This morning Vice Chancellor liindersley met the repro • sentatives of the creditors of this company, at his Chambers, in Stone-buildings. An application was made by Mr Glasse for the appoint ment of an official liquidator. The winding up was nct opposed, and Mr Turquand was appointed the official liquidator, subject hereafter to an application to the Court in term. An order was made that the affairs of the bank should be wound up on three petitions which were presented. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SAMBRE AND MEUSE. Tho half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the office, Moorgate-street ; Mr G. Sheward in the chair. Mr Snellgrove, the aecretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has appeared in the Sun, was taken as read. The 03LAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had very little to say on the working of the railway for the last six months, as no change in it had taken place. They had now a fixed income from the leasing companies,and neither an addition to the traffic nor a diminution of expenses could alter their position until after the years 1864 and 1866, when the terms of the agreement would entitle them to a certain proportion cf the net prcfi over and above the £40,000 a year. Under the agreement their position could never be worse than it was at present, but it might be greatly improved. They could not be called upon for an increase of capital except fo r the completion of two or three stations as permanent structures, and a certain portion of the cost of the Charleroi station, whenever the Government might determine on reconstructing it as a permanent station. This would not require much capital, and as the company had a certain number of shares in hand they could dispose of them and thus raise the requisite funds without callingnpon the shareholders for any further contribution. They would not have to pay for renewal or repairs, and their capital ac count might be considered as closed. Ho had received gavel al lettere from shareholders. Some complained that the weekly traffic returns of the amalgamated companies for the corres ponding weeks of last year were not published so as to enable them to form a comparison with the weekly returns of this year. The reason they were not published was the difficulty cf giving them correctly; tee Antwerp and Rotterdam week for the corresponding period ended on Thursday the Sambre and Meuse on Saturday, and the Est-Belge was made up once a month. He did not think the publication for the weeks of last year could do much good, as they would necessarily to some extent be erroneous. An addition had since been made to the Antwerp and Rotterdam system, Other shareholders complained of the low price of the shares as compared with these of the West Flanders, but he could not explain it, as one was as good as the other. lie had also been asked as to the amount of increase in the dividend they might expect after January, 1863. He did not like to venture an opinion as to what the amount of the increase would be, but he believed they would have an increase. As to himself, he should feel disappointed if he did not receive ultimately 5 per cent. instead of the minimum of 2 per cent now guaranteed to them by the amalgamated companies ; but he could not then give them any figures in support of his ultimate expectation of the 5 per cent. He supposed there would be no objection to removing the office in Belgium from Jardinot to Brussels, as the directors would not trench upon the dividend, but would confine their office expenses to the amount allowed for that purpose by the amalgamated company. There was no difficulty with the Government in respect of the amalgamation, but they had refused to release the Sambre and Meuse Company from al y of its engagements with the Government. They would have to submit the ac counts as usual to the Government authorities as if they had not been leased to the other company. They would also have to meet the shareholders every half-year to declare a dividend. Since the amalgamated c,napany had taken pos session of their line the Government had endeavoured to make a further reduction in the tariff, The directors would endeavour to make the dividends payable in future on the Ist of March and Ist of September in each year, but that would depend on obtaining an earlier settlement of accounts with the Government. Mr WILLIAMSON seconded tho motion for the adoption of the report and statement of accounts. Mr AU TEN, a director, explained that the company would receive every three months £lO,OOO from the amalga mated companies before they paid any interest or dividend to their bond or share holders. In reply to;questions it was stated that the Government was acting mast unfairly towards the English railway panics in Belgium; that there were at present 160 projects for new railways in Belgium, and it was fully expected that at least halt the money would be got from England, The State lines had been made with money borrowed at 3 - per cent., they had realised 6 per cent., and a largo portion of the money having been repaid, the Government had reduced the tariff on all the lines considerably, and now wanted to compel the companies to make further reductions for the benefit of the country. There was now a through line from Antwerp to Basle, but the Government would not let the company's waggons go through over the State line, and they were now fighting to attain that object. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, approving the dividend of 4s. per £2O share for the past half-year, re electing Mr Harrison and Mr Sheward, the retiring direc tors, and authorising the removal of the office from Jardinet to Brussels. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. THAMES. COAL STEALING ON A RAlLWAY.—Jeremiah Cronin, an audacious thief, 15 years of age, who has been in cus tody a great many times, and thrice summarily convicted, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with stealing 2 cwt. of coals, the property of the North London Railway Company. John Grantham said—l am a night watchman in the service of the North London Railway Company, At 7.45 last evening I was watching a coal siding at Bow near the Lea Cut, and saw the prisoner and another boy taking coals from the siding, and putting them on board a barge in the Lea Cut, 25 yards off. They went backwards and forwards four or five times. They were about to shove the barge off to the other side of the stream, when I went on board and attempted to secure both, one ran away. I caught the prisoner and took him to the station-house, There was about two cwt. of coals stolen from the siding. Mr Partridge--How came they to make use of the barge? Witness—Their intention was to shove the barge round to the opposite bank, and then the} would have landed the coals and got away with them. The company have been robbed to a large extent of their coals from the sidings. Henry Dove, a police-constable, 445 K, said the prisoner was a daring thief, and had been convicted three times summarily. On the first occasion he was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labour, on the second to three months' imprisonment and hard labour, and on the 12th of August last to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner had only just come out of prison. Mr Partridge asked the prisoner if he was guilty or not guilty? The Prisoner—Guilty, sir. Mr Partridge sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three mouths, and said that conviction would be returned to the sessions, and remembered against him, and if any case was made out against him again he would bo committed for trial. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 38s 9d; barley, 30s 2d; oats, 20s Od ; rye, 308 lid ; beans, 38s Ild ; and peas, 35s Bd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s Od ; barley, 31s 4d ; oats, 21s Id ; rye, 34s 2d ; beans, 40s 7d; peas, 36a Gd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 100,070 , barley, 67,163; oats, 12,499; rye, 243; beans, 5,065; peas, 1,698 qrs, METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was moderately extensive. The quality of the stock, however, being infe rior, good and prime breeds changed hands at full prices, but inferior qualities moved off slowly, at about Monday's currency: the top price was 5s 4d per 81b, With sheep the market was but moderately supplied. The mutton, trade, however, was very slow, yet no change took place in Prices compared with Monday. The primest Downs, &c., realised 5s Gd per 81b. The supply of calves on sale was but moderate, yet the veal trade ruled less active, at 24 per 81b less money than on Monday. Prime small pigs were in steady demand, at full prices. Large hogs, however, were dull. Per Ms. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d Crse. Brinf. beasts 3 4 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 5 2 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 4 5 6 Prime largo oxen 4 8 5 0 Largo arse. calves 4 4 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 Prime small do 5 0 5 2 Urse. ez inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Largo hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 64 10 Small porkers , 4 2 4 8 Lambs....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 165 to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows 125 Sheep Sheep Calves Pigs 330 MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade, on the whole, is steady at about previous rates. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork) 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81b8 by the carcase. SOUTHALL, OCt. 12.—Prime meat was firm, but inferior descriptions met a slow sale. Beet', from 3s 4d to 68 4d; mutton, 4s 4d to 58 8d; veal, 4s 4d to Os Od; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per 81ba, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Oct. 12,—The trade was slow, but prime qua lities were firm in price. Beaf, from 3s 4d to Os 4d; mut ton, 3s 10d to 68 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s 8d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 16s to 198; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 10s to £5 108 ; clover, £4 15s to £6 108 Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 128 par load. Trade steady. CU➢IRERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 105 to £5 10s ; clover) £4 15s to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £lBs to £1 128 per load• A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL—Meadow hay, £3 108 to £5 10s ; clover, £4 158 to £6105 Od ; and straw, £1 Ss to 1 12s per load. Trade firm. The Explosion at Erith. Yesterday evening Mr W. Payne, coroner for the City and Southwark, held an inquiry at Guy's Hospital respect ing the death of Elizabeth Osborn, aged 8 years and 4 months, who died from the effects of the explosion. . Mr George Osborn said that he was a painter, in busi ness, and resided at Bromley, in Kent. His daughter Elizabeth went on a visit to the house of Mr Silver, the manager of tho Lowood Gunpowder Company's maga zine, next that of Messrs Hall, at Belvedere. She was there a fortnight when the explosion took place. Mr Sidney Turner, house surgeon, said that the deceased was brought to the hospital on the Ist October, in a severe state of collapse. She had received dreadful lacerations on tho face, chest, and arms, apparently from broken glass. She died in 10 days, and it was then found that the base of her skull had been fractured. The Coroner said that at the proceedings held on the pre vious day at Erith an important letter was produced. The document was proved to be a letter written by Rayner, the manager of Mr Hall's magazine, and it was addressed to the foreman, Mr Monk, at Faversham. It contained most serious complaints of the condition of the powder barrels sent to Erith. Mr John F. Hall here stepped forward and said that he was the son of the London partner, and was assistant to the firm, he °auto therefore give some explanation. The firm had received no complaints for three years past. Three years ago they had received from a maker a number of very defective barrels, and in consequence of the complaints then made the Messrs. Hall had erected a large cooperage, at which all the barrels were now made, under their own supervision. The letter of Mr Rayner bore no date, but it was evidently written in reference to what had happened three years ago. The Foreman—Have you not other magazines at Erith where an examination of the general condition of the barrels could be made ? Mr Hall—Not at Erith. They are not in use ; but we have magazines at Liverpool and elsewhere which would admit of examination. Barrels manufactured by the same are in those magazines. A Juror—Mr Hall distinctly told us last week that no iron was used in the magazines, and now we find that a go vernment officer saw iron nails and rods on all sides. fitness—l cannot speak from personal knowle Igo of the old magazine, which the Government bought three years ago; but in the magazine all the nails, Bcc., were copper. Tho witness who spoke as to the state of the old magazine admitted that he had only been in it once for a moment, The Coroner—l think it would be best to write to the Board of Trade, and ask them to appoint some competent scientific man to make an examination of the general state of the barrels in the other magazines. The Foreman—The question of the bad manufacture of the powder barrels has suddenly arisen, although it was en tirely unsuspected by us last week. It would therefore be very necessary to ascertain by some disinterested evidence what the actual state of the case may be. It would be ab surd for us to return a verdict that the explosion took place from an accident if another jury were at the same time in possession of evidence proving that there was culpable neg- ligence. The Coroner said that he should at once communicate with the Board of Trade upon the subject. The court then adjourned. MUNIFICENCE OF A LADY.--A benevolent lady has paid the cost, amounting to L5OB, of the Valentia life boat establishment on the coast of Kerry, Ireland, which is now being formed there under the superintendence of the National Lifeboat Institution. It is the only lifeboat station on that wild Atlantic coast. The same lady had previously defrayed the cost of a lifeboat and transporting carriage for a station on the north-west coast of England. FORECASTS OF WEATHER. Many persons have asked questions about forecasts of weather and their principles. Some have impugned their accuracy, and a few have demurred to their having any claim to a really scientific basis. No doubt that as very different views of atmospheric commotions or changes are taken by able men, such subjects may scarcely seem worth their earnest attention, because as yet they have not been brought to the verification of a rigid mathematical analysis. But to metaphysical inquiries, and to other researches or avocations, indispensably useful, one might take objection, and decline their study on similar grounds. Meteorology not only abounds in physical facts, excessively useful as well as interesting, but it demands an extensive range of intellectual and extremely comprehensive considerations. One cannot take it into full use without due study; yet who is there without an independent opinion of the weather, and perhaps too little understood barometric indi cations? Having ascertained that the principal atmos pheric currents are incessantly in more or less circuitous but mutually opposed progress, sometimes side by side but in contrary directions, sometimes superposed, one or other being nearest the earth's surface, temporarily—and always having lateral as well as direct progression, we have a clue to their dynametry—by observations at distant stations and by telegraphing to a centre, somewhat like that which might be given in a tidal estuary to an observer at a fixed station, by ships swinging in advance or receding tide streams. By the tension or barometric pressure, the temperature and other characteristics of the air at o e a f cht the ta s t e i t o , n— tu r b n y , t o h r e p a r p o p g r r o o x s i s n i t e o knowledge o n r i o o w o u p r o r s o s n e s t s s e — d of their relative breadth horizontally, and of the circui tous eddies usually, or often, between their edges or boundaries—one may tell what conditions of air exist mileswithinf r s o o m m o eh n u d n o d n r e ( d a s milesc en t a r r e o ) nd a , un—s w h y i c a h is ofsweep f a r o f m s o o r o e value, what changes of movements are impending. The capability of doing this for about two days in advance rests on the proved fact of a general lateral translation toward the east in the temperate zone, while northerly, southerly, or other (mixed) currents of air are in very various movement, the practical results on the earth's surface being usually composite motions. By thus con sidering the atmospheric area above, around, and within some hundred miles of us ; by statical observations at the same hour, and by summary calculations of a dynamic character, all the principal motions and changes are brought within the grasp of forecast. But this applies only to general and principal averages, not to local pecu liarities or special disturbances so limited in nature that they do not affect more than a few score miles' expanse of atmos phere, It ought to be kept in mind that broad shallow currents are the chief aerial features, below or between or among which there can be no vacancy, unless momentarily, as when a violent blast of wind is caused by a sudden (approximate) vacuum; and that when currents act against each other (gravity restraining upward motion) their ten dency is to cause more or less rotation. The lamented Espy said that winds always set from the place of higher bare meter towards that of lower, but he also said (which come writers seem to have overlooked) that the meeting of such winds causes a circuitous effect. Espy's views accord with those of the authoritative Dove and our illustrious Her schel. The word cyclone has been so associated with storm that few persons attach to it now the simple and ancient sense of circuit or circuitous. 'Without duly fol lowing the progress and ultimate destination of materiel fluid, air having great bulk, infinite elasticity, and more or lessvis icier tic; or rather momentum, according to me chanical laws, some persons have imagined that air cur. rents intermix, as if unresistingly, instead of opposing each other fora time, especially if in rapid motion, just like cur rents of water in a river or in the sea. Air -streams in op position must deflect or turn each other, or go upward (against gravitation). Without a general, lateral, or trans meridional movement, or translation of atmosphere toward the east in the temperate zones, but westward in the inter tropical regions—in addition to meridional movements from and toward the poles (of which full explanations are given elsewhere), it would not be possible to forecast the character of wind and weather beyond one day's interval. It is the prescience of dynamic consequences arising out of statical facts that enables a really scientific calculation of probabi lities to be made. Certainty is not yet attainable; but a fair average probability, for a certain area or district is already within our reach. Out of these forecasts spring the cautionary notices of impending storms. It is by a continuous observation of the changes and indications of change that we are now enabled to decide and direct with confidence. Without such a generally-informed state we should often be surprised, as we should derive our warnings solely from distant stations, and should not be able as now frequently to warn even outposts, such as Nairn, Valentia, or Rochefort. That errors have occurred—that we have been too slow, or have given warning where it seemed to have been unnecessary—may appear to have been unavoid able in such new and tentative experiments, But there have been four special causes of occasional failure which ought to be fairly considered. "1. A watch having been officially set to report on the results of each cautionary signal, has somewhat discouraged such speedy action as might otherwise have been taken in signalling, lest a record of their inutility should be compiled rather than the contrary, 2. Public offices are not open on Sundays, and only a few principal telegraph stations are then available. Hence there is sometimes unavoidable delay between Saturday and Monday. 3. No one or two persons can be always at their station all the year round from morn ing to night. Tho now subject of forecasting and warn ing is hardly yet so familiar to many persons, however zealous, as it may be in due time, Lastly, the telegraph offices are not open in general till 8 or 9 in the morning, or after those hours at night; therefore official communica tions are only practicable, over so wide a range as ours, between those times of the day," To communicate between Nairn or Valentia or Rochefort and our office in London usually takes about two hours, in actual practice. Fur proofs of what has bean thus stated, perhaps too dogmatically, about the movements of air-cur rents and their lateral translation, I would suggest a general reference to various publications, except for one recent and very remarkable instance. During the storm of October 29-30, such remarkable sudden and violent shifts of wind took place about the same time at many places in a nearly meridional direction across England, between or by Oxford, Greenwich, Nottingham, and other places, that even to meteorologists they seemed unaccountable—but if we con template parallel currents, side by side, moving rapidly in opposite directions, and having also a lateral movement to the eastward, such sudden and meridional changes may be. come as easy to comprehend as those so well described by aeronauts, who passed out of one stratum or current of air into another, so closely superposed that while the balloon was tilted (dragged aside as it were) by the one, the car was affected differently by the other. This momentary effect was accompanied by a rushing sound like that of a torrent of water. These currents had different tempera tures, electric characters, degrees of dryness or moisture, and horizontal motions. (The sound, caused by pressure and friction, is suggestive of various ideas in connection with heat and electric considerations, inadmissible here.) In this case, of course, the representative of an observatory moved vertically through horizontal air-currents, at times differing in velocity (referred to earth's surface) from some 30 to 60 miles an hour. In the former instance—that of a land station—the currents ware separated vertically, their division pass ing across any place su dd en ly but horizontally, pres ent time our meteorologic communications ar e t o e s e t o t m utilised, the ilise d,and highly appreciated on the continent. At about ten in the morni n g (as soon as i n Lon don), Paris rec eives no tices of wind and weather fro m our mos t distan t stations, an d distributes them. Near th e same time we receive tele grams at this office from three French coast stations—B res t , Lorient, and Roc hefort—bein g all that we can utilise. Twor forecasts,hours r w ( arj n t y la; F o a r u e t n i o c n h a G r y o v n e o rn i o nn d eos re t t u han e i g ht ee n stations on the coasts of Franc e , This British system has therefore inc urred a large res p ons ibility. What does it coat P is of co urse a frequent q uestio n , The Me oand Me teorologic-office of the Bo ard of Trade, and for the Admiralty likewise, was established i n 1855, with a y ea rly estimate of only £1,600 more £1,200. This was for many duties, exclusive of those now mheatveeorloslolioo,ibnevinesgtigations had not f s o u r p earl all—with d w e t , h n t e h t ()Toe contemplated.additional ob j ts T , To include d tho their and ocontingent i r n o g v e i d n e t may I be permitted to say that, while ad mitting In conclusion, led ethxap ne t to sa t e h sl e —S ir .sls p "n r s a oB c w t i a c sa whenkl many errors of judgment and numerous instances of tardy decision, it has been proved by general opinion of the maritime, if not also of the agricultural, interests that utotilisation nationally. the system of meteorologic information existing now under the Board of Trade is worth its cost to the nation, and is deserving of efficient maintenance. —R. Fyn-Roy. during next day, or on shelteredgivenp for laces alike. F a i r highlands and valleys, Postcript,—Having been as ked to send out forecasts, and occasional cautionary notices to the Midlan d districts, I am usthey distrio could districts, not and be anxious to say that such deta iled definition s seem hardly re i,te as exposed comparisons of the daily we ather re p ort s or notices for th an a special those coasts which are neares t to an y suc h inland place— especially those to the westward —and due c ons id eration of t occur. the reports immediately preceding the time of o b servation, othrattxtpoetcotleldo,waist— it—may ay giveprobable to occur ref forecast—not duly estimating l ocal p eculiari ties. The whole area of the B r iti s h islands is so sm all, c omparatively, that changes over them may be better estimated comprebene sively, on a wide scale (having especial reference to princi pal upper, or cloud bearing currents), rather than to local effects in confined or very limited districts, CIIURCII RATE CONTEST IN THE CITY.--The parishioners of St. Katherine Cree Church, at the eastern division of the City in and around Leadenhall-street, were on Tuesday summoned to attend a poll which had been de manded at the vest!) , meeting held on the Th urs d ay pre ceding, to decide whether a proposition then made for a church rate of 10d in the pound should be carried or not At the poll Churchwarden Nash presided, and at the close he announced the number of votes recorded to be—for the rate, 53 ; against it, 47. The church rate of 10d was accordingly declared to be oarritd. IVELLAND. Yesterday a special meeting of this company was held at .he offices, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury. The CHAnnuli said that at the last general meeting it was decided to apply for an Act to raise the proposed £50,000 in preference bonds for the purpose of building propellers and placing the line in a completely efficient state. The directors were indebted to certain individual bondholders, who felt confident in the ultimate success of the undertaking, for having taken the initiative, not only in providing propellers for the season, but in relieving the company from the pressure of creditors in Canada. In ad dition to this they had advanced £12,000, which, with a portion of the second mortgage bonds remaining available, and the allotment of a small amount of the proposed new preference bonds, would be sufficient to discharge the whole of the trade debts of the company, amounting to £20,090. The Act for raising the £50,000 had received the assent of the Colonial Legislature in June last. He concluded by moving a formal resolution authorising the directors to issue preference bonds or debentures to the amount of £50,000 as a first charge on the railway and works, :be roll ing stock, vessels, elevators, and other property of the com pany, on such terms of years and rate of interest as the directors might determine, not exceeding 8 per cent. per annum. Mr BOSINQUET seconded the motion. A PROYRIETOR inquired what under the new arrange ment would be the position and prospects of the old bond holders. The CIIIIRMAN replied that their position and prospects would be improved. If this were not done, their property would be valueless, the money being required for steamers, repair of the line, and other purposes, which might all be effected for £lO,OOO. The preference bondholders would enable the directors to pay off all the debts and so supersede the rights of the execution creditors, who, according to the Canadian law, could come upon the line and stop the traffic. With the exception of the preference bonds created by the Act, all other charges on the company would retain their respective priorities. The first bonds were payable in 1866, and it was hoped that the company would be placed in such a position by that date that there would be no difficulty in renewing the bonds. After some discussion the resolution was unanimously adopted, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. ST. ANDREW'S. The half-yearly meeting of the company was held on Monday; Mr W. Smith in the chair. The report stated that the revenue was £l,BOl, and the expenditure 1,035. The revenue still showed a steady in crease, but, in consequence of the large outlay on the per manent way, the directors were unable to increase the divi dend beyond the guaranteed 41 per cent. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the approval of the report, adverted to the recent report of Captain Rich on the con dition of the line, and disputed the statements of it, main taining that the line had been worked since the commence ment in a safe and satisfactory manner. Mr, Puny's seconded the motio , which, of ter some con versation, was agreed to. It was resolved to authorise the directors to apply for power to borrow £6,000 for the improvement of the line. A WORD ON BED - ALF OF OUR SEA FISIL—Sea fish have innumerable enemies, and while the de. struction by millions of herrings and mackerel in lull roe is permitted and even encouraged by law, it is unreasonable to expect the stock of fish to increase. For every female belling or mackerel destroyed while in reo 500,000 ova perish, and while the salmon, trout, perch, and all fresh water fish are protected by Act of Parliament, there is no protection whatever for our sea fisheries. The remedy is very simple. Let it be made illegal to destroy sea fish while breeding—that is, give them a couple of months' immunity, and the supply of a good wholesome article of food for the poor man will be increased a hundred fold, and fish will be procurable in the London .narket at a tenth part of the pre sent price. The subject is well worth the attention of the L , gislature, and he will deserve well of the nation who shall first call the attention of Parliament to so impor tant a matter, and one in which there is room for such a vast improveraeuti—Once a Week. I Meeting of Middlesex Magistrates. THIS DAY. A meeting of the Middlesex magistrates was held this day, at the Clerkenwell Sessions House, for the transaction of the usual county business, THE PRIiON 3IINISTERS' ACT. On the motion for the recpti,n of the report of the Visit ing Justices of the House of Correction, Coldbath Fields, Mr LAWRIE asked whether any and what arrangements had been made by the Visiting Justices to enable Catholic prisoners who had expressed a wish to see ministers of their own religion ? Mr WYATT said the number of persons who had ex pressed such a desire was one out of three, two out of three having declined. With respect to the arrangements made he had to inform the Court that every necessary preparation had been made. When only one Catholic prisoner wished to see his minister, he did so alone, but when two or more expressed such a desire a warder was present. Mr LAWRIE asked how often the Catholic ministers attended, and whether any particular days for their admis sion had been fixed. Mr WYATT said the visiting justices had fixed Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Mr. LAWRIE said he should like to know whether any money had been expended in the purchase of crucifixes, chalices, or other articles. Mr. WYATT said not a penny had been laid out in such a manner. Mr. LAWRIE asked whether past experience induced the belief that the resolution had been carried out without any danger to the nation, and to Clerkenwell in particular ? (" Oh, oh I") The question produced a slight commotion, but it was not answered. [The formal business of receiving reports from other officers was then proceeded with.) On the motion for the consideration of so much of the report of the visiting justices of the House of Correction at Coldbath-fields, laid before the Court on the last county day as related to the proceedings of the visiting justices with reference to the Prison Ministers Act, Mr Sergeant PAYNE moved, pursuant to notice, " That this Court has learnt with satisfaction from the report of the visiting justices of the House of Correction at Coldbath fields, that they have so far carried out the intention of the Prison Ministers' Act and the resolution of this Court, as to prevent the unnecessary attendance of a Roman Catholic priest at the prison by limiting his visits to these Roman Catholic prisoners who, in answer to enquiry, shall have expressed a wish to receive them, the statute declaring that no prisoner shall be so visited against his will. At the same time this court desires to draw the attention of the Visiting Justices to the further provisions of the act (which do not appear by the report to have been considered) by which it is required that such visits shall be under such restrictions imposed by them as may guard against the introduction of improper persons and prevent improper communications.' This court, considering that without those restrictions, the safeguards intended by the Legislature will not have been carried into effect." In bringing forward his resolution, the hon. gentleman said formerly prisoners could have been visited by a mini. star of their own religious belief if they required it. The recent Act permits only the question to be put, "Do you require a priest to visit you ?" It explained that, as already stated, that so far as the House of Correction was ecncerned, one out of three had declined. But the Visiting Justices, ho thought, had not gone far enough It was a condition in the 'Act of Pa liament that the permission to see a priest should be given only under certain restrictions. The Visiting Justices seem to have admitted. every one who had come to vi-it without any inquiry as to moral character. It was only lately that there had appeared an acocunt of the expulsion of a priest from a continental establishtnent, in consequence of most immoral conduct ; and a letter had also appeared in the papers, which he at first could hardly believe, when he commenced 'reading it, to have been written by any other person than some lady superior. However, on com ing the conclusion he found it to be the production of a priest to a little toy. Besides this a recent case of abduction had not at all set the public mind at rest. Then, with respect to improper communica tions no regulation was made by the justices for the prevention of objectionable observations. There was no thing to prevent a priest, having gained access to a prisoner, from telling him that all Protestants were heretics ; that Protestantism was to be overthrown, that the prisoner's al legiance was to the Pope in superiority to the Queen. It was but fair to conclude that the object of those who pressed this matter on the part of the Catholics was to upset the Protestant religion, and unfurl the banner of Popery over the ruins of the Established Church. (Oh, oh.) Captain MORLEY seconded the motion. Mr SWIFT said the Catholic gentleman who visited the House of Correction was to his present knowledge a gentleman (J the highest possible character as a divine, and one who by his ( istinguished labours showed most unmis takably that his object was the prevention of crime and the reformation of criminals. He regretted the intolerant re marks of the learned sergeant, who might know a good deal about law, but he knew little of the knowledge of life, and nothing of the reformation of criminals. The only way to reform character was by personal application and the weight of the minister cf religion being brought to bear upon the offender. He condemned the remarks cf the learned sergeant as another memorable exhibition of the;intoler ance he had so of ten exhibited in that court. Mr. PAYNE regretted that a county magistrate should have gone out of his way in his zeal for the cause he had espoused to make a personal attack on a brother magis trate. The motion of Sergeant Payne was then put by the chairman and carried. The Court then proceeded with the other business on the paper, which, having been disposed of, the Court ad journed, BRUTAL OUTRAGE.—A brutal and probably fatal outrage was perpetrated on Sunday evening last near Balinamuck, in the county of Longford. It appears that a feud existed between three families named Farrell, Cassidy, and Merriman who resided near each other, and three brothers of the Merriman family, determined to com pletely silence their opponents, waylaid Patrick Cassidy and James Farrell, and beat them in a most savagemanner with shovels, spades, &c. During the affray Patrick Cas sidy received a severe blow on the head with a shovel, which leaves him in a precarious state. Farrell was not beaten so much, but sustained some injuries. After satisfying them selves the brothers decamped, leaving their victims welter ing in blood. The police have captured Peter and John Merriman, but Francis has escaped, Cassidy's life is con sidered to bo in danger. FIVE BOYS BURIED ALIVE.—A serious accident, whereby one boy has lost his life and another received dangerous injuries. took place in Dukinfield on Tuesday. James Lawton (nine years of age), John Holmes (seven years), and three other boys about the same age, were playing at theDukinfield Park. Near the Dukinfieldßrewery there has existed a colliery, for many years worked in the side of the hill, under the park, but it has been disused for three or four years, The park is a considerable height above the road, so that the coal crops out in some places in the park adjacent to the road. At the back of the brewery the seam is three or four inches in thickness, and the five boys were digging out the coal when the earth gave way, and they were all more or less caught by it as it fell. An alarm being given, some men who are engaged at the brewery ran to the spot with spades, The boy Holmes was rescued alive, though he was completely covered with earth except his feat. The boy Lawton was quite dead ; he was found with his head uncovered, but had been crushed to death with the weight of the earth which had fallen upon him. The three other boys escaped without being in the least hurt. The boy Holmes, though dangerously crushed, is expeoted to recover. A MASTER MILLER CHARGED WITH POACHING. —At the Wellington Petty Sessions, on Tuesday last, Mr J. Tomlinson, a miller, living at Leegomery, near this town, was charged with trespassing on lands belonging to the Duke of Sutherland, on the morning of the 7th ult. It appeared from the evidence of a gamekeeper named Jones, and police-sergeant Christie, that defendant was seen about 5 o'clock on the morning in question in a field at Wappenehall. He had a gun in his hand, and was observed to fire at something in the stubble. He then went to the spot and picked it up. A subsequent search was made, and the feathers of a partridge were found on the ground. Defendant was accosted, but he denied shooting a bird, and said it was a rabbit. Tomlinson repeated this statement before the magistrates, but Mr Bather said he considered the charge fully made out, and was surprised to see a man of defendant's position of life making himself amenable to the law, Ho must pay a fine of £2 and Os 8d costs, POWDER NIAGAZINES.—A special meeting of the Town Council of Rochester was held on Tuesday, at which the subject of the late calamitous explosion at Belve dere was under consideration, and the consequences which would result from a similar explosion of the powder maga zines at Upnor Castle, on the opposite side of the harbour. It was unanimously resolved to memoraliso the Government on the subject, calling attention to the danger resulting from the storing of large quantities of gunpowder in one place, and urging upon the authorities the importance of adopting every possible precaution fur the prevention of accident at the Upnor magazines, where, it was stated, as much as 30,000 barrels of gunpowder were in store at a time. A triple suicide was committed the night before last at the house No. 58, Rue du Fabourg du Temple, by the concierge, his wife, and their daughter, a young woman, aged 24. The inhabitants of the house and the neighbours, seeing that the lodge remained closed at a much later hour than usual, forced an entrance, and found its three inmates all lying dead on the bed, having been suffocated by the fumes of charcoal from a large brazier which was still burning. On the table lay a paper which was written, "We prefer death to dishonour.'' It appears that the unhappy man, having lost all his property some five years since, became concierge of the house in question, but ill fortune still pursued the family, and being unable to meet a bill of exchange about to fall due, they resolved to destroy themselves. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPAIN. MADRID, Oat. 12.—The journals state that if the Minister of Finance cannot effect any credit opera tions on the conditions laid down by the cote of the Cortes, he will wait for the deliberations of the new Chamber. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Bank of England Return,•—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 12th day of Oct. 1864: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes homed .......X26.016,245, Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin Az Bullion 12,266.245 Silver Bullion .... £26,916,243 £26,916,245 BANKING D, eroprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- ;PARTMENT. GovernmentSecn- cities Dead Weigh tAn- unity) £10.172,343 Other.Seourities 21,922,801 Notes Gold and Silver 740,046 Coin counts) 7,023,234 Other Deposits 13,206,313 Seven Day and other Bills 557,014 £:8,531,200 £33,534,200 MILLER, Chief Cashier. Oot. 13, 1864. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, NEWMARKET RACES—Tuns DAY. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) £5O PLATE. Hippolyta Strafford Arkansas 3 NEWMARKET OAKS, Fille de I'Air .... Breeze Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Antidote Lady Abbess Lemonade Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 1 0 Serenade (colt Mongrel Incision Eight ran, SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOWS. Antoinette Usher Land of the West •• • • . £lOO HANDICAP PLATE. Wandering Minstrel Cathedral, Eleven. ran. MATCHES. o:dminster beat Barbadoes. Saffron beat Reserved filly. CITY BETTING.—Tnis DAY. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 6 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 20 to 1 agst Accident (taken) 20 to 1 aget Ackworth (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken freely) 33 to 1 agst Adventurer (taken) 33 to 1 agst Planet (taken) 50 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps (taken) Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market opens with a better feeling, and prices more steady. Sales probably 4,000 or 5,000 bales. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, Oct. 13.--Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderato braze and fine weather, but rather cloudy, TROON, Oat, 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ricardo, from Londonderry. CLYDE, Oct. 12.—Wind N.E.E.—Arrived—Howard, from Quebec. PLYMOUTH, Oct. M.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Qaeen of the Sea, from romaron. SWANSEA. Oct. 12.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Anna Rears, or Buenos Ayres. PILL, Oct. 12.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Semiramis, from River Plate. PORTSMOTII, 00t. 12.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Vulcan, from Hong Kong—Her Majesty's' ship Foxhound, from Malta. C1111)117, Oct. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Merchant, from New York. HULL, Oct. 12.—Wind Ist.N.W.—Arrived—Skelleften, from Gelle. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH ' ) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 12—Scawfell, from Whampoa—Enig heden, from Tonsberg—Alexander, from Riga—Agnar, from Belize—Wendelina Jacobs, from St Petersburg—Nar cissus, from Gene—Hercules, from Quebec. Arrived, Oct. 13.—Eliza Forbes, and Agneta, from Ar changel—Twelfth of Nay, from Nykiobing—Cheviot, from Madras—Transatlantic, from Sydney. Sailed, Oct. 12—Westmoreland, for Jamaica. Sailed, Oct. 13—Dorothy, for Madras—Rio Grande, for Jamaica—Reaper, fir Fayal—Helena, steamer, for Dieppe. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Teaser, for Buenos Ayres—Herroione ' for San Francisco-- Anne Catherine, for Cochin—all from London. Min, from Foo-chow•Foo, for London—Lord Collingwood, from Plymouth, for Newcastle—E. N. Stetson, from New York, for London (in tow). The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1864. 1863. Great Western 271,540 £64,281 North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire.. 37,300 34,074 Bristol and Exeter North-Eastern 63,106 68,970 Manoheater, Sheffield, and Lincoln 19,322 17,807 great Eas tern These returns are generally of a very favourable character. On the Great Western there is an in' crease of £7,259 ; on the North Western of £9,955 ; on the South Western of £2,695; on the Brighton of £3,549 ; on the Midland of £6,147 ; on the South Eastern of £4,649 ; on the Great Northern of £4,529; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,226; on the Bristol and Exeter of £45; on the North Eastern of £4,136; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,515; and on the Great Eastern of £1,677. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. P. E. Bendir and Co., merchants and commission agents, of Mark-lane. The books have been placed in the hands of Mr. S. Lowell Pace, and the liabilities are stated at £35,000. STRANGE STORY.—A letter from St. Petersburg mentions an extraordinary affair which lately ocd curred in the town of Orel. A great local landowner had a large sum (43,000 silver roubles) to receive through the police-office of that town. On applying for the amount he was told that the money could not be handed over to him unless he presented the office with 5,000 silver roubles. He refused, and immediately reported the case to St. Petersburg, and the money was paid over to him. But on the evening of the same day, as he was quietly smoking in his study, a loud ring was heard at the bell. The servant on opening the door was instantly pinioned, and 4 men, their faces covered with black crape, rushed into the room. The landowner asked them what they wanted ; they plainly told him he must har..d over his 43,000 roubles. With the greatest coolness ho went over to his strong box, opened it, seized a revolver, which was laid on the Up shelf, and shot two of the rob bers dead, the other two immediately taking to their heels. lio then sent for ashi.tance, the police, &c., end on the cra«pe being remov ed from the faces of the dead men they were recognised as the head of the police and his secretary. Tine body of the former has been remird to Nice for in tertnent. ixnE NIGER EXPEDITION.—Her Majesty's ship Italtlesnake, Commodore A. P. E. Wilmot, C. 8., left Logos, with the Investigator in tow, on the 26th, and arrived off the mouth of the Niger on the evening of the 28th. Thee final arrangements, such as coaling, provisioning, &c., bei:tig completed, the expedition crossed the bar and pro cei sled up the river at 1 p.m. to-day. lie object of the ex. pe• 3ition is to reach Rabba, to carry presents to King Masaba, to bring back Dr Bakie, and to take up Lieutenant Bour chi 1.1., 11—M.1,J., who takes Dr Bakie's place for the next 12 :months. The expedition is commanded by Lieutenant C. G. F. Knowles, R.N., and consists of Lieutenant 11. S. Sr I 'dye, Second Master J. P. M'Ewen, Surgeon E. R ake, At I.3istant Surgeon It. Sweetman, and Assistant Paymaster M shill Maxwell. 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